“Thankfully, there is 12 Baskets, a place that knows what it means to share with one’s community.”
Letter: The saga of Fluffy Puffy
“Because Stephanie is a low-income person who cannot afford a lawyer, Animal Service can, with impunity, extort many hundreds of dollars from her by holding Fluffy hostage, and he has no more rights than an impounded car, even though Stephanie loves him as a child.”
Letter: For efficiency’s sake, combine city and county governments
“Why do we have two governments overseeing the same 45-mile jurisdiction?”
Letter: How about expanding co-op at Earth Fare space?
“Wouldn’t you be thrilled if the French Broad Food Co-op moved into Westgate plaza to occupy the former Earth Fare space?”
Letter: Let me tell you about Trump
“At best, this fake and incompetent president’s amateur hour performance has left them scratching their collective heads in bewilderment.”
Letter: Asheville Friends urge action against war in Iran
“All this fuss about firearms and the Second Amendment, while we ignore the core intent of the Constitution: balance of power!”
Letter: The Departed and Xpress reviews
“By the way, I’m glad that there has been a diversity of movie reviewers in the Xpress. Good to get different viewpoints, especially women’s.”
Letter: Property tax increase can help whole community thrive
“By being part of the solution now, we can avoid the worst costs of climate chaos and honor our responsibility to future generations.”
Letter: National parks in NC need a boost
“National parks in North Carolina need $459 million for infrastructure repairs. Crumbling historic markers, outdated electrical systems and deteriorating trails and roads are now common.”
Barren City
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Bitter Pill to Swallow
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: No to Second Amendment sanctuary
“Buncombe County commissioners should not declare our county a Second Amendment sanctuary. Doing that would send a message that this amendment is more important than the others.”
Letter: Sign petition to support reflexologists
“Professional reflexologists are being threatened with the loss of their livelihood through unnecessary overregulation by the N.C. Board of Massage and Bodywork Therapy in this ‘right to work’ state.”
Letter: A wish for West Asheville
“It suddenly occurred to me this afternoon to wonder why somebody hasn’t opened a movie theater in West Asheville.”
Expert idiocy: The Gospel According to Jerry
“We seem to be mesmerized by the adage that an ‘expert’ is a person with a briefcase who comes from more than 50 miles away.”
Letter: Shame on Asheville for its systemic racism
“Segregation and economic apartheid have been standard operating procedure for all my life in Asheville, and that has not changed.”
Going Viral
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Be Our Guest
ASHEVILLE, N.C.
Letter: Two greats meet in Asheville
It was with great interest that I read of Langston Hughes’ visit to Asheville to speak at the Allen School for Girls in the winter of 1949, but left out was a significant first meeting — that between Mr. Hughes and Eunice Waymon, who would in a few short years be known by her stage […]
Letter: Raise property taxes to fight climate change, improve transit
“The Sierra Club supports the proposed 3 cents per $100 property tax increase to fund these badly needed initiatives.”
Mounting Obstacles Challenge
ASHEVILLE, N.C.